Blog Entry 7: Rome & Renaissance Gardens Bonjourno from Roma, Italy! Erika, Anthony, Becca, Rachel, Bo, Kevin, Danilo, and myself packed up and headed to Rome for Wednesday into Thursday, the first two days of port. The 8 of us plus pretty much the entire ship population made Rome the most important destination for our 3 day port in Civitavechia. Rome is only an 1.5 hour train/bus ride from Civitavechia and only 4.50 euro. My friend Becca and I took a bus there with a Semester at Sea tour which was the best decision we could have made. The first thing we saw when we got off the bus: THE POPE speaking in the Basilica! It was quite the sight to see. Every Wednesday, The Pope and his affiliates (I apologize for my improper terminology) apparently ... read more

Hey there! The Bridge Noon Report said that we have 254 Nautical miles from Italy, which means we will be rolling into Italy on time tomorrow (Wednesday) morning! Since Spain, we took a pit stop in Gibralter for fuel and it has been smooth sailing ever since... no puky puky for me! Currently we are passing through the islands of Sardina and Corsica. Italy here we come! Today was a big day for the students on board. We had our Global Studies midterm and paper due... Phew! Glad that’s over! It’s been a challenge fitting 3 classes, homework, sleep, and social time all in 24 hours. Now since that thing called “school” is out of the way, the fun starts. I did, however, have a bit of a set back today. My computer was running dangerously ... read more

Blog entry 4: SPAIN! 1 day in Cadiz, 2 in Sevilla and One more day in Cadiz... I don't know how anything can top Spain!?!?! These have been some of the best days of my life and it's all just the beginning! More blog to come, I have so much to type! Tengo sueno, adios! ... read more

Tomorrow, I will pack a backpack for Spain Today, I ate my first French Fry, Potato Chip, and bowl of ice cream (2 actually), in a week and a half. (They finally served something decent at lunch ;) I ate breakfast with Dean Dia (a bubbly and extra vivacious young woman) and a faculty member at 7:30 in the morning… Luckily I had enough sleep to hold a very decent conversation with them. I sat through my first Global Studies class without getting up due to a wave of nausea. Global Studies is the class that the entire ship takes! It’s located in the Union which is at the front of the ship aka the rockiest, rollercoaster part of the ship… Luckily for me, the Union can’t house all students so some of us spill into ... read more